Iran-backed operative plotted attack on US aircraft in UK from prison - NY Post

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An alleged Iran-backed operative orchestrated a foiled plot to attack US military aircraft at an air base in England while detained in an American prison, using coded phone calls…

An alleged Iran-backed operative orchestrated a foiled plot to attack US military aircraft at an air base in England while detained in an American prison, using coded phone calls to relatives in Iraq, the New York Post reported on Tuesday, citing a new federal indictment.

Mohammad al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national, allegedly coordinated the plot targeting RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire with two Iran-based accomplices, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad al-Hassani, who prosecutors believe are part of a network linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

According to the indictment filed in the Southern District of New York, al-Saadi used telephone conversations with his mother and sister in June and July to relay messages about the operation.

Three days before British police intervened on September 27, al-Saadi allegedly instructed his relatives to provide money to al-Hassani to advance the plot.

Prosecutors said al-Hassani had directed and paid associates in Britain to conduct surveillance of the air base and arrange logistics, including acquiring vans, fuel, chemical accelerants and metal intended for use as shrapnel.

The vans were disguised as commercial vehicles belonging to fuel and swimming pool businesses, according to the indictment.

Al-Saadi, arrested in May and transferred to US custody, was already facing terrorism-related charges over his alleged involvement in nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the United States.

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